PNN – The American newspaper reported on the changing perceptions of America, even among its allies in Europe and the UK, and wrote: The decline in trust in America is hurting the country’s tourism industry.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, the Washington Post newspaper discussed in an article how perceptions of America have changed under the influence of the country’s policies under the Trump administration, and wrote that Veronica Clark, a London-based writer who has traveled to the United States every year for the past 15 years, canceled his trip this year due to negative feelings about the recent situation in the United States, including tariffs and mass deportations of immigrants.
The report emphasized the international consequences of countries’ domestic policies, even in areas unrelated to politics, such as tourism and cultural events, and added: Many are now trying to avoid choosing America as their summer vacation destination. In Swedish and Danish stores, European products are being marked with a badge or star, and some shoppers are turning American goods upside down as a sign of nationalist sentiment or protest.
Influencers, or advertisers, are trying to distance themselves from American social media. Protesters have set fire to Tesla cars in Germany and vandalized a Tesla robot in London in a show of anger at Trump adviser Elon Musk.
According to polling companies, the shift in attitudes toward America has been unprecedented.
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According to an Ipsos poll in April, 41 percent of Britons think the United States uses its influence as a superpower to the detriment of the world. Last year, only 16 percent of Britons held that view of American power.
Meanwhile, the proportion of Britons who say there is no longer a “special relationship” between the US and the UK has doubled in just one year, with 40% of respondents saying they do not believe in a special relationship between the two countries.
According to the American newspaper, this change of attitude came after Trump welcomed the Russian president and called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator,” which shocked many in Europe.
Gideon Skinner, Ipsos’ senior policy director and research director, said: There has clearly been a change. There has definitely been an increase in negative opinions about America.
He added that Trump’s now sweeping global tariffs of 10 percent against British goods and 20 percent for European countries have destroyed not only the position of the US president but his entire country.
The research director said: We know that Trump is unpopular in the UK and people think that his treatment of Ukraine has been unfair.
In Germany, even before Trump’s tariffs were imposed, 70% of people were concerned about the US president’s trade policies and their impact on their country’s economy.
According to the Trend survey, only 16 percent of respondents said they trust the US partnership, down from 38 percent earlier. Meanwhile, three-quarters of Germans said they believe their country cannot trust the US.
The survey was conducted between March 4 and 5 among 1,325 eligible voters via telephone or online interviews.